Traditional Oaxacan Market: Anyone for turkey? (1)

Monte Alban: (2)

Hierve El Agua: Stunning landscapes (3)

El Tule: The world`s widest tree (11 metres in diameter!) (4)

Teotitlan: The church in Teotitlan (where we do our micro-finance tour with Envia) (5)

Mitla: The last surviving Pyramid at Mitla (the Spanish destroyed the 51 others) (6)

Mitla: The tiny crosses on the pyramids that meant the survival of these pyramids from Spanish wrath (7)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning terrain (8)

San Bartolo: The famous black pottery of San Bartolo (9)

Oaxaca: Streets vendors in the Zocalo (10)

Oaxaca: Santo Domingo church (11)

Oaxaca: Zapotecan wedding (12)

Oaxaca: Grasshoppers, a popular local delicacy (13)

Santiago Apoala: Waterfall (14)

Oaxaca: Vegetable market (15)

Hierve El Agua: The petrified waterfall (a result of hugely mineral rich water) (16)

Hierve El Agua: Taking a dip (17)

Teotitlan: Weaving (18)

Cooking course: Home-made guacamole ...delicious! (19)

Cooking course: Oscar cooks up a storm! (20)

Cooking course: Rose petal ice-cream ...mmmm (21)

Oaxaca: Handmade pottery (22)

Oaxaca: Handmade paper (23)

Oaxaca: More grasshopper anyone? (24)

Oaxaca: Street scene (25)

Hierve El Agua: Landscape (26)

Monte Alban: Stone carving (27)

Oaxaca: Street vendors take a break (28)

Teotitlan: Weaver (29)

Teotitlan: The loom and thread (30)

Santiago Apoala: Another waterfall (31)

Cooking course: Our visit to the market before class to buy chillies (there`s no shortage of choice!) (32)

Oaxaca: Colourful figurines (33)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning cavern (34)

Oaxaca: Sharing a joke at the market (35)

Oaxaca: Ladies in traditional dress (36)

Teotitlan: Another weaver on the micro-finance project explaining her plans (37)

En route to Latuvi: A man and his donkey (38)

Cuajimoloyas: Local family (39)

Near Llano Grande: Cloud Forest (40)

Towards Latuvi: Tall trees (41)

Near Benito Juarez: The bridge to nowhere? (42)

Mexico, ZVT: Our guide, Manuel, shares a joke (43)

Near La Neveria: Waterfall (La Cascada) (44)

La Neveria: Zip-lining (optional but really fun) (45)

La Neveria: Marguerita serves up delicious tlayudas (46)

Camino Real: Stunning colours (47)

Near La Neveria: Our guide, Durazno explains about another cactus (48)

Camino Real: The cactus zone (49)

Village Lodges: The lodges are very homely, and everyone does their best to make you feel at home (50)

En route to Latuvi: The welcoming committee! (51)

: Signpost (52)

Llano Grande: Chocolate (for making delicious hot chocolate) (53)

Llano Grande: Mmm, hot chocolate (54)

Llano Grande: Traditional Bread (55)

En route to Latuvi: Is this tree about to talk? (56)

Mezcal: A liquor made from agave (similar to cactus) (57)

En route to Latuvi: Local Zapotec lady (58)

Near La Neveria: Big mushroom, or tiny person??? (59)

The cloud forest: Disappearing... (60)

Collage: Cactuses and Agaves (61)

Collages: Mushrooms (62)

Collages: Flowers & plants (63)

Teotihuacan: The sprawl of the Teotihuacan site (64)

Teotihuacan: The Temple of the Sun, the largest ancient pyramid in the world (65)

Teotihuacan: Bag vendors at Teotihuacan (66)

Teotihuacan: Carvings in the on-site museum (67)

Teotihuacan: Murals in the museum (68)

Frida Kahlo Museum (Mexico City): Exhibits (69)

Frida Kahlo Museum (Mexico City): Gardens (70)

Mexico City: Historic Centre (71)

Mexico City: Mural in the town hall (72)

Mexico City: Another town hall mural (73)

Mexico City: Historic Centre (74)

Tepoztlan: Cross (75)

Mexico City: Souvenirs (76)

Mexico City: Downtown (77)

Mexico City: Angel de la Independencia (victory column) (78)

Mexico City: Architectural detail (79)

Mexico City: Another architectural detail (80)

Mexico City: Stone carving above a doorway (81)

Mexico City: Castillo de Chapultepec (82)

Mexico City: Downtown by night (83)

Mexico City: Cityscape by night (84)

Mexico City: More souvenirs (85)

Mexico City: Mime artist (86)

Mexico City: Palacio de Bellas Artes (87)

Mexico City: Palacio de Bellas Artes detail (88)

El Tepozteco: A monument to the Aztec God of pulque, an ancient alcoholic drink made from agave (89)

Cooking course: Visiting the market before cooking class to buy chillies (there`s no shortage of choice!) (90)

The finished article: Delicious squash flower soup (91)

Monte Alban: One of the earliest cities of Mesoamerica (92)

Hierve El Agua: Stunning landscapes (93)

Market: Food vendors (94)

From the market: Fresh ingredients (95)

Oaxaca: Zapotecan wedding (96)

Oaxaca: Grasshoppers, a popular local delicacy. Not for everyone! (97)

Santiago Apoala: Waterfall (98)

Oaxaca: Vegetable market (99)

Hierve El Agua: The petrified waterfall (a result of hugely mineral rich water) (100)

Hierve El Agua: Taking a dip (101)

Mitla: The last surviving Pyramid at Mitla (the Spanish destroyed the 51 others) (102)

Cooking course: Rose petal ice-cream ...mmmm (103)

Hierve El Agua: Landscape (104)

Monte Alban: Stone carving (105)

Oaxaca: Street vendors take a break (106)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning cavern (107)

Cooking course: Home-made guacamole ...delicious! (108)

From José Luis Diaz's kitchen: Duck and manchamanteles deconstructed (molé base with seasonal fruits) (109)

Oaxaca: Santo Domingo church (110)

Ingredients: Chillis I (111)

From José Luis Diaz's kitchen: Cappuccino with beet and goat cheese foam (112)

Ingredients: Chillis II (113)

Oaxaca: Ladies in traditional dress (114)

Eating time: mmmm (115)

Ingredients: Chillis III (116)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning terrain (117)

At Doňa Marina's simple home: Cooking up a storm as always (118)

From José Luis Diaz's kitchen: Cactus salad (119)

Cooking class: Learning the tricks of Oaxacan cuisine (120)

Oaxaca: Monte Alban (121)

Hierve El Agua: Stunning landscapes (122)

El Tule: The world`s widest tree (11 metres in diameter!) (123)

Teotitlan: The church in Teotitlan (where we do our micro-finance tour with Envia) (124)

Mitla: The last surviving Pyramid at Mitla (the Spanish destroyed the 51 others) (125)

Mitla: The tiny crosses on the pyramids that meant the survival of these pyramids from Spanish wrath (126)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning terrain (127)

San Bartolo: The famous black pottery of San Bartolo (128)

Oaxaca: Streets vendors in the Zocalo (129)

Oaxaca: Santo Domingo church (130)

Oaxaca: Zapotecan wedding (131)

Oaxaca: Grasshoppers, a popular local delicacy (132)

Santiago Apoala: Waterfall (133)

Oaxaca: Vegetable market (134)

Hierve El Agua: The petrified waterfall (a result of hugely mineral rich water) (135)

Hierve El Agua: Taking a dip (136)

Teotitlan: Weaving (137)

Cooking course: Home-made guacamole ...delicious! (138)

Cooking course: Oscar cooks up a storm! (139)

Cooking course: Rose petal ice-cream ...mmmm (140)

Oaxaca: Handmade pottery (141)

Oaxaca: Handmade paper (142)

Oaxaca: More grasshopper anyone? (143)

Oaxaca: Street scene (144)

Hierve El Agua: Landscape (145)

Monte Alban: Stone carving (146)

Oaxaca: Street vendors take a break (147)

Teotitlan: Weaver (148)

Teotitlan: The loom and thread (149)

Santiago Apoala: Another waterfall (150)

Cooking course: Our visit to the market before class to buy chillies (there`s no shortage of choice!) (151)

Oaxaca: Colourful figurines (152)

Santiago Apoala: Stunning cavern (153)

Oaxaca: Sharing a joke at the market (154)

Oaxaca: Ladies in traditional dress (155)

Teotitlan: Another weaver on the micro-finance project explaining her plans (156)